Ready for a road trip unlike any other? Crunchyroll announced today that tickets are officially on sale for the highly anticipated Suzume, the latest from legendary director Makoto Shinkai. The film opens in theaters in North America starting April 14.

 

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The news comes just a few days after Crunchyroll revealed the Suzume English dub cast, including Nichole Sakura (Superstore), Josh Keaton (The Spectacular Spider-Man) and Rosalie Chiang (Turning Red). Ready to secure your tickets for opening day?

 

How to Get Tickets for Suzume

1. Head here for local showtimes and locations.

2. Select your location, date and time. Make sure to snag some good seats.

3. Let us know in the comments if we’ll see you on opening weekend!

 

 

Suzume is Shinkai’s 13th directorial work, following Weathering with You’s release in 2019. Shinkai’s earlier works also include Your Name., The Garden of Words, Children Who Chase Lost Voices and 5 Centimeters per Second. The film also marks the director’s third collaboration with the popular Japanese rock band RADWIMPS.

 

Crunchyroll describes the Suzume movie:

 

On the other side of the door, was time in its entirety—

“Suzume no Tojimari” is a coming-of-age story for the 17-year-old protagonist, Suzume, set in various disaster-stricken locations across Japan, where she must close the doors causing devastation. 

 

Suzume’s journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu (located in southwestern Japan) when she encounters a young man who tells her, “I’m looking for a door.” What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins as though it was shielded from whatever catastrophe struck. Seemingly drawn by its power, Suzume reaches for the knob… Doors begin to open one after another all across Japan, unleashing destruction upon any who are near. Suzume must close these portals to prevent further disaster.

 

 —The stars, then sunset, and the morning sky.

 

 Within that realm, it was as though all time had melted together in the sky…

 

 Never-before-seen scenery, encounters and farewells… A myriad of challenges await her on her journey. Despite all the obstacles in her way, Suzume’s adventure shines a ray of hope upon our own struggles against the toughest roads of anxiety and constraints that make up everyday life. This story of closing doors that connect our past to the present and future will leave a lasting impression upon all of our hearts. 

 

 Drawn in by these mysterious doors, Suzume’s journey is about to begin.

 

 

 

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Nicholas Friedman is Senior Manager of Editorial at Crunchyroll and Editor-in-chief of English Crunchyroll News. You can find him yelling about Nintendo DS games or TRON: Legacy on Twitter at @NMFreed.